Women Unscripted

Motor Racing's Katie Hargitt has, it’s fair to say, landed her dream job as a pit reporter for IndyCar and IndyLights on NBCSN. She also produces and hosts a web show, #UpToSpeed, on IndyCar.com. Katie was born and raised in Indianapolis so the fumes of motor racing run in her genes and she’s most at home on the race track. She also serves as a member of the public address team at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  Katie started racing midgets herself at the age of nine before moving on to Kenyon and Ford Focus midgets. Eleven years of racing led her to reporting and in 2011 her journey in broadcast journalism led her to doing what she loves in the pits. Immersed in the scene Katie was acutely aware of the need to help women in the sport and earlier this year she launched her latest project Fuel the Female. The organization aims to empower women to achieve their goals through motorsports with education, scholarship and mentorship. Chris Stafford caught up with Katie to hear what’s next for the organization and how women can get involved.

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Para dressage rider Annie Peavy, 22, is heading for her second FEI World Equestrian Games, this time riding a different horses to the one she rode at the 2014 WEG in Normandy, France and in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Royal Dark Chocolate, or “Cocoa” as she is known to her friends, is turning out to be an ideal partner for the Florida based rider who has been trained by former Team USA rider Heather Blitz for the past five years. Four years on from her team debut at the world games and she is more mentally prepared and physically stronger—Annie cross trains in the gym four times a week, which includes boxing—she admits that she loves to punch!  She also runs 3 miles and rides a few horses every day. A student at Lynn University iAnnie is studying political science. With consistent results since the winter circuit in Florida, following the 2017 National Championship title and Annie’s experience as a team rider the pair will be heading to Tryon, NC for the games as an established partnership, physically and mentally ready to  take on the world. Chris Stafford spoke to Annie last week before one of her last shows ahead of the games.   
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Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
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Para dressage rider Annie Peavy, 22, is heading for her second FEI World Equestrian Games, this time riding a different horses to the one she rode at the 2014 WEG in Normandy, France and in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Royal Dark Chocolate, or “Cocoa” as she is known to her friends, is turning out to be an ideal partner for the Florida based rider who has been trained by former Team USA rider Heather Blitz for the past five years. Four years on from her team debut at the world games and she is more mentally prepared and physically stronger—Annie cross trains in the gym four times a week, which includes boxing—she admits that she loves to punch!  She also runs 3 miles and rides a few horses every day. A student at Lynn University iAnnie is studying political science. With consistent results since the winter circuit in Florida, following the 2017 National Championship title and Annie’s experience as a team rider the pair will be heading to Tryon, NC for the games as an established partnership, physically and mentally ready to  take on the world. Chris Stafford spoke to Annie last week before one of her last shows ahead of the games.   

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

Claire Deacon highlights some of the best yoga poses for equestrians. She explains that self-awareness and emotional awareness is an important tool to unite with your horse and also important to find harmony in yourself. This is where yoga comes in. In a yoga pose you can locate areas of bodily tension and identify your emotions. Emotions are stored in your body and yoga really helps to pinpoint them. Yoga can help you achieve the partnership that you desire with your horse, and with yourself. There is clear synergy between horse riding and yoga. Required skills can be cultivated through yoga practice.  We develop a conscious awareness of our bodies and our minds which allows us to communicate and move in harmony with our horse friends. Horses live in the present and yoga teaches us to be present and live in the moment.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected]. 

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Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
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Instagram: @twomenunscriptedpodcasts
Email: [email protected]

Claire Deacon highlights some of the best yoga poses for equestrians. She explains that self-awareness and emotional awareness is an important tool to unite with your horse and also important to find harmony in yourself. This is where yoga comes in. In a yoga pose you can locate areas of bodily tension and identify your emotions. Emotions are stored in your body and yoga really helps to pinpoint them. Yoga can help you achieve the partnership that you desire with your horse, and with yourself. There is clear synergy between horse riding and yoga. Required skills can be cultivated through yoga practice.  We develop a conscious awareness of our bodies and our minds which allows us to communicate and move in harmony with our horse friends. Horses live in the present and yoga teaches us to be present and live in the moment.

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

On this week's episode, Dr. Heather North helps us understand the use of dry needling in physical therapy. Dry needling is a unique procedure intended to specifically target and restore muscle function, with an emphasis on improving tissue healing and restoring normal tissue function. This is important as continued activity with poor muscle function may lead to further tissue damage and increased pain. Dry needling is not meant to replace conventional medical procedures such as physiotherapy or surgery. However, when combined with conventional treatment options, dry needling can be an influential method to accelerate pain reduction, healing and the restoration of normal tissue function. There is a growing body of scientific evidence that supports the positive effect inserting a needle has on the electrical and chemical communications that take place in our nervous system. These include inhibiting the transmission of pain signals in our spinal cord and increasing the release of our own pain relieving chemicals within our brains. The pain relieving effect of dry needling is gaining strong support in mainstream Western medicine, with public hospital systems now directly funding its use. Modern dry needling is based on current medical science and research known and accepted by today’s primary care, orthopedic, neurologic and pain management physicians. However, the positive effect on pain of inserting a needle is likely to be similar, whether administered as part of a dry needling or acupuncture treatment.

Host: Dr. Heather North

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Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
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Email: [email protected]

On this week's episode, Dr. Heather North helps us understand the use of dry needling in physical therapy. Dry needling is a unique procedure intended to specifically target and restore muscle function, with an emphasis on improving tissue healing and restoring normal tissue function. This is important as continued activity with poor muscle function may lead to further tissue damage and increased pain. Dry needling is not meant to replace conventional medical procedures such as physiotherapy or surgery. However, when combined with conventional treatment options, dry needling can be an influential method to accelerate pain reduction, healing and the restoration of normal tissue function.

There is a growing body of scientific evidence that supports the positive effect inserting a needle has on the electrical and chemical communications that take place in our nervous system. These include inhibiting the transmission of pain signals in our spinal cord and increasing the release of our own pain relieving chemicals within our brains. The pain relieving effect of dry needling is gaining strong support in mainstream Western medicine, with public hospital systems now directly funding its use.

Modern dry needling is based on current medical science and research known and accepted by today’s primary care, orthopedic, neurologic and pain management physicians. However, the positive effect on pain of inserting a needle is likely to be similar, whether administered as part of a dry needling or acupuncture treatment.

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

This week’s episode features master networker, Janice Porter, of JanicePorter.com.  Host Kristin Ray and Janice continue the Networking Like a Pro series. Earlier this spring, in Episode 1 of the series Janice introduced the first step to her networking process, which is doing the appropriate research before you attend a sports industry networking event.  This episode dives into step 2 of her process which is what to do once you are at the actual event. She reminds us about the importance of punctuality at these events and she even tells us why sometimes you should wear those ugly name tags, and sometimes, its ok not to. All these and even more tips for trade shows and networking events on this episode of the FAB Podcast.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected]. 
 
 

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Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
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This week’s episode features master networker, Janice Porter, of JanicePorter.com.  Host Kristin Ray and Janice continue the Networking Like a Pro series. Earlier this spring, in Episode 1 of the series Janice introduced the first step to her networking process, which is doing the appropriate research before you attend a sports industry networking event.  This episode dives into step 2 of her process which is what to do once you are at the actual event. She reminds us about the importance of punctuality at these events and she even tells us why sometimes you should wear those ugly name tags, and sometimes, its ok not to. All these and even more tips for trade shows and networking events on this episode of the FAB Podcast.

For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE.

For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected].

South African Rhythmic Gymnast Shannon Gardiner, 18, is focused on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the journey has already begun. She will shortly be heading to Europe to compete in the World Championships and after the she has the African National Championships. Her routine on the mat is breathtaking and her training schedule is exhausting, her days filled with a variety of routines in her quest for perfection. Like most gymnasts, Shannon started as a young girl; she was just seven years old when she met her Bulgarian coach who would steer her to international success, She has travelled the world already including last year in Hungary where she placed 8th in the Budapest Gracia Fair Cup, Tokyo for the Aeon Cup and Israel for the North Rainbow Cup, where she finished 2nd overall in the All-Around and qualified in the Individual final receiving a silver and two bronze medals. Shannon is ranked 2nd in South Africa and qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast but was denied her place due to complications in the selection procedure. The World Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria from September 10-16th will be a major event for Shannon to consolidate her standing and set her up for the African National Championships. Chris Stafford caught up with Shannon at her home in South Africa after training.
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For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at [email protected]. 
 

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Host: Chris Stafford
Produced by Hollowell Studios
Website: https://hollowellstudios.com/podcasts
Instagram: @twomenunscriptedpodcasts
Email: [email protected]